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titular

/ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
tit-u-lar
IPA
/ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.

adj

Existing in name only; nominal.

adj

Named or referred to in the title.

noun

One who holds a title.

noun

The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin titulārisder. Middle French titulairebor. English titular Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: titulaire, titulāris

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/

Inflected Forms

titulars (plural)

Derived Forms

cotitular intertitular multititular nontitular subtitular titularity titularize titularly unititular untitular

Phrases

titular bishop titular church titular see titular of the tithes

Frequently Paired Words

eponym eponymous entitled

Synonyms

nominal titulary

Questions

How do you pronounce titular?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/.
What does titular mean?
Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
Where does titular come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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